Scavenger Hunt Sunday

1. Camera Phone

 Taken with hubby's camera phone.

2. Camera 

The camera I use. Taken with the camera phone. Guess I could have used this shot for 1 and 2. But the Little Prince was so cute, I had to include him.

3. Shoes 

Baseball cleats. Last Monday was the first baseball practice of the season. Spring is coming!

4. Chair

 With spring/summer on the way, the Little Prince needed a new deck chair.

5. Imperfection 

 This angry look is the result of an imperfect video game score. Actually, it took a couple tries to get the Little Prince to make this face. He kept laughing.

Next week's items are:
1. Decay
2. Groups of three
3. Kitchen
4. Things that make you go "hmmmm"
5. "Me" time

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

1. Vanishing Point

The road to nowhere.

2. Square Crop/Format 

These ducks were the only ones happy about all the rain we have been getting.

3. Under 

Last Sunday we visited family in MD. The Little Prince had a wonderful time, even though he was under attack by his cousin Ben. They were both under attack by Ben's brother Logan. Can you see his head between theirs?

4. "Welcome to the jungle" 

Spring is coming. It will soon be time to visit the jungle (gym).

5. Calm

This has been a very long week and I am definately ready to be calmed by chamomile.

Next week's items are:
1. Camera Phone
2. Camera
3. Shoes
4. Chair
5. Imperfection

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The rains came down...

...and the floods came up. It had been raining off and on since Sunday. Yesterday, it rained steadily all day and the creek rose alarmingly high. But prayers were said by many, and at 2am this morning, it started to recede. Usually, you can see the rocks at the bottom of this creek and twice the amount of bricks along the bank. The current is very swift and at some spots looks good enough for white water rafting!

This is a view from the parking of the Post Office downtown, taken at 9am this morning. The Postmistress said the creek was 6 inches from the top at 9pm last night and almost even with the top at 2am. The far side of the creek is lower than the side I was standing on, so some of the houses on that side did get a little water in their cellars. But most of the homes were safe, unlike the Flood of 2006.

Happy Birthday

To my sweet husband and best friend. The Little Prince and I hope your day was special.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

1. Capture the sky

We haven't had much sun this week, so this was a good as it got.

2. Everyday 

Gotta keep those pearly whites clean.

3. Furry 

Jax, the Little Prince's buddy.

4. Life (new)

Buds on my lilac bush which is a cutting I got from my Mom's bush.

5. Blurred

The Little Prince wanted to try his hand at one of the photos this week. We had planned to use this for Life, but it turned out to be a perfect Blurred shot.

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Accidentally on purpose

After accidentally getting two basketballs stuck in the frozen net, the Little Prince decided to purposely get the rest stuck. His next decision was to get them unstuck by whacking at them with the broom. Yikes! I can only imagine what would have happened to the backboard if Dad hadn't spotted him in time. Can you see the soccer ball to the left of the basket? I think he was trying to add that to the mix.

Or maybe he was using it to get the basketballs out? Whatever he was doing, it entertained him for quite some time and was fun to watch. From the warm indoors, that is.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

1. Chocolate

Chocolates from my Valentine.

2. Numbers

Chart to calculate baseball age.

3. Canned food

Our collection at church on Souper Bowl Sunday for the soup kitchen.

4. Music

The Little Prince's latest obsession, since seeing previews for "Gnomeo & Juliet".

5. Stack

It's a basketball term that the coaches scream when the ball goes out of bounds. I immediately thought of this when I saw this week's word and tried for 3 games to get a good shot.

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Spring fever

Yesterday, it was 66 degrees. Perfect weather for playing outside between the snow drifts. With basketball just about finished, baseball is on everyone's mind.

Fortunately for the Little Prince, his dad had a job for him that involved baseball. Throw baseballs at this sign...

then inspect it for damage. The Little League in our town is getting new sponsor signs made and someone needed to test them to see which ones held up best when hit by a ball.

Sick day

What do you do if you are stuck in the house with strep throat and you've already watched the first two Aladdin movies? You recruit all the "guys" you can find to play a game of football on the landing.

Here's a view of the field from the sky cam. The Little Prince is getting ready to move the white guy on the end back with the lone white guy on his side. Just as I snapped the picture, the Little Prince said, "Ooo wait, Mommy! I forgot the running back!" Then he will move the other white guy (next to the blue guy) back with the dark guy to be HIS running back. You know, this would be more easily explained if I had some X's and O's and arrows to use.

Then you crash them all together, just like in the real game, and see who ends up with the ball. On this play, there was a whistle and a penalty flag was thrown. But then I had to stir the marinara sauce, so I missed the rest of the game. I'll have to ask him who won.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

I found out about Scavenger Hunt Sunday from Carletta. It was really fun searching for these 5 shots.

1. Shadows

2. Patterns

3. Bright White

Getting ready to erupt his science project volcano.

4. Strong

The Little Prince testing the strength of his magnets.

5. Warmth

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High School Sweethearts

More like Pre-School sweethearts. The Valentine Dance gave the Little Prince and his friend another reason to hang out since they don't get to see each other at school. They had a great time eating hot dogs and drinking Gatorade and we got to catch up with her parents. We live almost within sight of each other, but our schedules are so busy that we don't often get a chance to chat.

First basket

Last game of the regular season today and the Little Prince scored his first basket! It was very exciting.

Be My Valentine

The Little Prince and I made Valentines for the class party on Monday. It didn't take long since there are only 6 classmates. It took longer to decide what to make.

Rockets for the boys.

Butterflies for the girls.

And hand cream for the teacher.

It's scientific

It starts with research, although I still haven't figured out what the Right and Wrong paper is all about. All on his own, the Little Prince googled play doh recipes and made his lists (click to enlarge). While it is very cool that he is happening enough to do his own internet research, it also made me realize I have to keep a closer eye on him (I thought he was on Math 24). Guess he'll be limited to the laptop in the living room from now on.

After putting plastic and newspaper on the kitchen table, Dad mixed up the batter and the Little Prince started forming the volcano. I got to take pictures and clean up afterwards.

We added some chocolate food coloring (7 drops of red, 4 drops of yellow, 2 drops of green) to the second batch of play doh to give it some variety.

Here the Little Prince poses with the finished product in the classroom. It was his idea to add red play doh to the volcano. He said it was from erupting before. The red stuff in the bottle is vinegar, food coloring and dish soap. The baking soda is already in the volcano.
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We made the volcano on Sunday and took it to school on Monday so he could erupt it during the Volunteer Appreciation celebration on Tuesday. Well, the weather had other ideas. Tuesday and Wednesday were snow days, so Volunteer Appreciation has been moved to this coming Monday. Hope the volcano holds up until then.

On the big court

Last Thursday, the Little Prince's basketball team was invited to play a 9 minute exhibition game at half time during the Varsity game at Martz Hall where the big teams play. It was a very big deal!

Due to lack of communication, the team we were supposed to play did not show up, so our guys got to scrimmage each other. Half of the team turned their jerseys inside-out and all 10 kids got to play the entire 9 minutes.

The score was 8-4 White. The Little Prince scored on his first attempt. He is the little guy (they all look little - it's such a big court) in the white jersey in the front on the right. They all had a great time but were very hot and tired from running that huge court.

Royalty

(click on photo to enlarge) Back in November, the Little Prince asked if he could write my name on the paper that we use to pick our football teams. I keep this posted in the kitchen so I can look at it when he is trying my patience. It reminds me that, deep down, he really does love me and thinks I am the Queen of his Universe.

Study aides

The Little Prince says this thing attached to his ear (isn't it just the cutest?) helps him do his homework better. So far, he is correct.

Belated Merry Christmas

One GIANT chocolate chip cookie for Santa, 9 carrots for the reindeer, chocolate milk soon to fill the glass.

Yes, opening presents was a wild event. Wrapping paper everywhere!

After all the trash was taken out, it was time to enjoy the Snuggie and open some LEGO gifts which consist of tiny, tiny pieces.

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I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas. I wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year!